Usual routine. Awning spread on after deck. Went ashore in afternoon and played football for the seamen vs. marines. Won 2-1.
14th December 1914
14th December 1914
A Diary of War
Frank Read's diary of life aboard H.M.S. Lion
Usual routine. Awning spread on after deck. Went ashore in afternoon and played football for the seamen vs. marines. Won 2-1.
14th December 1914
I think ironing is awning.
Correct! I don’t know why I didn’t think of that. Thanks!
Famous adage: a person who has never made a mistake has never made anything.
We are coming up to Dec 16th: the German battlecruisers bombared the East coast towns and Lion and the other ships went out to interdict them.
Wonder what Frank said about it?
I’m planning to run through another bunch of entries tomorrow, the 16th. It will be interesting to see what he says about it. Stay tuned!